Effects of yield-related QTLs SPIKE and GPS in two indica rice genetic backgrounds

Recent progress in rice genomics has promoted the identification of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with yield and its related traits. SPIKE, a QTL controlling spikelet number per panicle, and GPS, a QTL controlling leaf photosynthesis rate, were identical to NAL1. To assess the effect of SPIKE/GPS on yield potential, we compared DNA sequences of these alleles and conducted yield experiments in the field of Japan using the near-isogenic lines NIL-SPIKE (allele from Daringan in IR 64 genetic background), NIL-GPS (allele from Koshihikari in Takanari genetic background), and a chromosome segment substitution line, SL2115 (allele from Koshihikari in IR 64 genetic background). Despite the two SNPs in the promoter regions between Koshihikari and Daringan, both alleles were effective to increase the number of spikelets per panicle both in Takanari and IR 64 backgrounds. However, the extent of the increase was smaller and unstable in Takanari background than that in IR 64 background. In addition, SPIKE/GPS improved percentage of filled spikelets only in the IR 64 background. These results suggest that the effects of SPIKE/GPS alleles are similar but are affected by the difference of the genetic backgrounds. Because the increasing effect of spikelets number per panicle was canceled by the decrease of the number of panicles, which seems to be affected by environmental factors, none of NIL-SPIKE, SL2115, or NIL-GPS significantly out-yielded their parental cultivars. These results indicate the importance to consider genetic backgrounds and QTL-environment interaction toward the future use of SPIKE/GPS.     

Varietal differences in tiller and panicle development determining the total number of spikelets per unit area in rice

ABSTRACT

Rice varietal differences were compared between japonica type (JAT) and indica type (INT) and between panicle number type (PNT) and panicle weight type (PWT) in terms of tiller and panicle development. Rice varieties PNT-JAT Hinohikari, PWT-JAT Akenohoshi, PNT-INT IR36, and PWT-INT Takanari were used in the field experiments. Tiller bud formation and tiller leaf emergence occurred slightly later in the PWT than in the PNT varieties. These parameters occurred slightly earlier in the INT than in the JAT varieties. The maximum number of tillers was greater in IR36 than in Takanari, Hinohikari, and Akenohoshi. The number of panicles per unit area (PN) was greater in IR36 and Hinohikari than in Akenohoshi and Takanari. The widths of the shoot apical meristem (SAM) just before panicle initiation were in the order of Akenohoshi > Hinohikari = Takanari > IR36. The number of spikelets per panicle (SN) was in the order of Takanari = Akenohoshi > IR36 > Hinohikari. In conclusion, the PWT varieties, which had relatively wider SAM, presented with the promotion of main shoot development and the suppression of tiller development. Consequently, PN decreased and SN increased in PWT varieties. INT varieties presented with the promotion of tiller and rachis branch development, which resulted in increases in both PN and SN. These developmental factors may determine varietal differences in the total number of spikelets per unit area.     

Response of Spikelet Number per Panicle in Rice Cultivars to Three Transplanting Densities

Abstract

Spikelet number per panicle (SPP), differentiated spikelet number per panicle (D-SPP), and preflowering aborted spikelet number per panicle (A-SPP) were examined in five rice cultivars at three planting densities (HD; high, MD; medium, LD; low planting density) in the field condition. Rice plants at LD produced a higher panicle number per plant but lower panicle number per unit area, accompanied by higher D-SPP and SPP, on average. A-SPP and the ratio of A-SPP to D-SPP (%A) showedno consistent trends. There was a broader range of D-SPP values at LD than at HD because of larger D-SPP in higher order panicles (panicles with a higher spikelet number). D-SPP was smaller in lower order panicles in all cultivars and years, whereas %A increased. D-SPP and SPP of each panicle were positively correlated with tiller size (tiller height, leaf area, and neck internode diameter). Spikelet production efficiency for D-SPP or for SPP (spikelet number per leaf area) of each tiller was higher in IR65564-44-51 (NPT65) and Akihikari than in the other cultivars, indicating a greater capacity of tillers to produce spikelets or support spikelet growth. In each cultivar except NPT65, spikelet production efficiency for D-SPP increased as panicle order decreased, whereas spikelet production efficiency for SPP remained constant or decreased. This finding indicates that irrespective of planting density, lower order panicles produce more spikelets than they can afford physiologically, but they were regulated downward to a nearly constant value in four cultivars. In NPT65 different from other cultivars, spikelet production efficiency for D-SPP was lower in lower order panicles.     

Proteins and Carbohydrates in Developing Rice Panicles with Different Numbers of Spikelets: —Cultivar difference and the effect of nitrogen topdressing—

Abstract

Proteins and carbohydrates in developing rice panicles were analyzed to see whether these parameters control spikelet number in rice. Two rice cultivars and 2 levels of nitrogen topdressing were used to obtain panicles with different numbers of spikelets. A japonica rice cultivar, Nipponbare, with topdressing (H) had 1.8 times more spikelets per panicle than that without topdressing (L). Moreover, the number of spikelets per panicle in an indica rice cultivar, Takanari, without topdressing was 2.7 times larger than that in Nipponbare-L. Panicles with more spikelets (LP) in Nipponbare-H and Takanari-L showed slower growth than those with few spikelets (SP) in Nippanbare-L in an early stage. LP, however, increased markedly in size thereafter, eventually exceeding SP, in length and fresh weight. Soluble protein content was higher in LP than SP in an early stage, but this difference was hardly detected in a late stage. No clear difference was observed in sugars or starch between LP and SP. Analysis of soluble and insoluble proteins by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis showed that bands corresponding to insoluble proteins with a molecular weight about 42 kDa were present at higher intensities in LP than in SP. These results suggest that the spikelet number in rice is controlled by the soluble protein content in an early stage and insoluble proteins with a molecular weight of 42 kDa during panicle development, but not by the carbohydrates in developing panicles.     

产量构成因素及穗部性状对籼稻品种库容的影响

 在群体水培条件下,以国内外不同年代育成的88份（2001年）和122份（2002年）常规籼稻代表品种为材料,测定它们的茎蘖动态、产量及其构成因素、穗部性状等,采用组内最小平方和的动态聚类方法将供试品种按库容量从低到高依次分为A、B、C、D、E、F共6类,研究各类品种产量及其构成因素、穗部性状的基本特点。结果表明：1）供试品种间库容量的差异很大,库容量最大的品种比最小的品种高426%（2001年）、817%（2002年）,F类品种比A、B、C、D、E类品种分别高18471%、8893%、5745%、3432%、1405%（2001年）和30505%、15354%、9028%、5124%、2129%（2002年）;2）随着库容量水平的提高,产量呈显著增加趋势;3）大库容类型籼稻品种单位面积穗数、每穗粒数、千粒重均显著大于小库容类型品种;4）大库容籼稻品种平均穗长、着粒密度、每穗一次枝梗数、每穗二次枝梗数较大;5）提高每穗粒数、单位面积穗数均可促进单位面积库容量的提高,两者对库容量作用的大小相仿,但均显著大于千粒重对库容量的影响。着粒密度、穗长对每穗粒数的影响显著大于每穗二次枝粳数,以及一、二次枝粳数比值对每穗粒数的影响。     

杂交晚稻穗粒结构观察分析

对多个两系和三系杂交晚稻新组合的穗总粒、一次枝梗、二次枝梗、结实率和空秕率等穗粒性状进行了观察分析，指出了穗粒主要性状差异主要来源于组合本身，一次枝梗性状较稳定，二次枝梗受营养和环境条件影响较明显。从而为新组合的选育及高产栽培提供了依据。     

中国东北粳稻与日本粳稻产量差异及原因分析

【目的】随着籼粳稻杂交理想株型创造与超高产育种理论的应用,我国东北地区培育出大量高产粳稻品种,逐渐取代曾经占据主导地位的日本典型粳稻。本研究旨在通过分析中国东北粳稻与日本粳稻形态、遗传和产量的差异及原因,研究籼粳杂交对东北粳稻改良的影响。【方法】利用InDel和SSILP亚种特异性分子标记、程氏指数、维管束数目比分析比较中国东北与日本粳稻的籼粳成分和属性及与产量结构的关系。【结果】东北粳稻育成品种产量比日本典型粳稻高15.79%,每穗粒数多15.22%,粳型基因频率极显著低于日本粳稻。按程氏指数分类标准,东北粳稻籼粳类型是偏粳型。相关分析结果表明,籼型基因频率与穗数极显著负相关,与每穗粒数极显著正相关,且与一、二次枝梗数及其粒数正相关。【结论】东北粳稻籼型基因频率增加导致穗数减少,每穗粒数增加,同时将结实率和千粒重维持在较稳定水平是东北粳稻品种获得高产的关键。     

Evaluation of yield performance in rice near-isogenic lines with increased spikelet number

Rice yield potential is determined by the balance between sink size and source capacity. To clarify the factors that limit yield in temperate japonica cultivars, we compared the yield performance of Sasanishiki, a temperate japonica cultivar, with those of three near-isogenic lines (NILs) of Sasanishiki with introgression of quantitative trait loci (QTL) derived from a high-yielding indica cultivar, Habataki: qSBN1, which increases the number of secondary rachis branches; qPBN6, which increases the number of primary rachis branches; and a pyramid line that combines these two QTLs. NIL (SBN1), NIL (PBN6), and NIL (SBN1 + PBN6) produced 28–37%, 9–16%, and 62–65% more spikelets per panicle than Sasanishiki, respectively. However, the NILs with increased spikelet number per panicle did not increase grain yield significantly, because compensation is taken place among different yield components. The pyramid line nevertheless had 4–12% higher yield than Sasanishiki due to greater translocation of carbohydrates from stem to panicle. There was no difference in carbohydrate accumulation before heading or in biomass production among Sasanishiki and the three NILs. The results indicate that increasing sink size does not substantially improve yield in Sasanishiki, which lacks sufficient substrate supply to fully satisfy the increased sink demand that results from the spikelet-number QTLs.     

亚种间杂交稻大穗形成机理研究I．颖花的形成特点

比较了亚种间杂交稻赣化７号与品种间杂交稻汕优６３的枝梗和颖花的分化及发育特性，分析了颖花的分化、发育及一、二次枝梗对大穗形成的作用，提出了增加颖花数的主攻方向。     

Pre-anthesis non-structural carbohydrate reserve in the stem enhances the sink strength of inferior spikelets during grain filling of rice

Sink strength plays an important role in grain filling of cereals but how it is related to the pre-anthesis non-structural carbohydrate (NSC) reserves is not clear. This study investigated if and how an increase in NSC reserves could enhance sink strength, and consequently improve grain filling of later-flowering inferior spikelets (in contrast to the earlier flowering superior spikelets) for rice varieties with large panicles. Two “super” rice varieties (the recently bred high-yielding rice) and two New Plant Type (NPT, named in IRRI for the extra-large panicle) rice lines were compared with two elite inbred varieties under field-grown conditions. Three nitrogen (N) treatments, applied at the stages of panicle initiation, spikelet differentiation or both, were adopted with no N application during the mid-season as control. Both super rice and NPT rice showed a greater yield capacity as a result of a larger panicle than the elite inbred rice. However, a lower percentage of filled grains limited the realization of higher yield potential in super rice and especially in NPT rice, due to their lower grain filling rate and the smaller grain weight of their inferior spikelets. The low grain filling rate and small grain weight of inferior spikelets are mainly attributed to a poor sink strength as a result of small sink size (small number of endosperm cells) and low sink activity, e.g. low activities of sucrose synthase (SuSase) and adenosine diphosphoglucose pyrophosphorylase (AGPase). The amounts of NSC in the stem and NSC per spikelet at the heading time are significantly and positively correlated with sink strength (number of endosperm cells and activities of SuSase and AGPase), grain filling rate, and grain weight of inferior spikelets. Nitrogen application at the spikelet differentiation stage significantly increased, whereas N application at the panicle initiation or at both panicle initiation and spikelet differentiation stages, significantly reduced, NSC per spikelet at the heading time, sink strength, grain filling rate, and grain weight of inferior spikelets in super rice. The results suggest that pre-anthesis NSC reserves in the stem are closely associated with the sink strength during grain filling of rice, and N application at the spikelet differentiation stage would be a good practice to increase pre-anthesis NSC reserves, and consequently to enhance sink strength for rice varieties with large panicles, such as super rice varieties.     

甬优系列籼粳杂交稻中熟高产品系的株型特征

以甬优系列籼粳杂交稻中熟类型品系为试材,常规粳稻宁粳3号和武运粳29、杂交籼稻丰两优香1号和新两优6380为对照,比较各类型在穗部特征、叶片形态以及茎秆特性上的差异。结果表明,1)依据甬优系列籼粳杂交稻两年中的产量表现,将其分成高产品系(产量>10.5 t/hm²)和中产品系(产量<10.5 t/hm²)。两年中,甬优系列籼粳杂交稻高产品系为甬优2638、甬优2640、甬优1610、甬优1612和甬优1640,中产品系为甬优1851、甬优1852、甬优7753、甬优1763和甬优 5854。产量构成因素方面,不同类型品种单株穗数、结实率和千粒重以常规粳稻最高,每穗粒数以高产品系最高。2)穗长以杂交籼稻最高,单穗重和着粒密度以高产品系最高;除穗下部二次枝粳籽粒数以杂交籼稻最高外,穗部其余5部位籽粒数均以高产品系、中产品系显著高于常规粳稻和杂交籼稻,且籽粒数以上部二次枝粳和中部二次枝粳的增加最为明显。3)上三叶的叶长和叶宽为中产品系>杂交籼稻>高产品系>常规粳稻,高产品系上三叶的卷曲率高于对应的中产品系;上部第1、2叶的叶基角和披垂角以高产品系最低。4)高产品系株高为118.7cm,高于常规粳稻(96.6cm),低于杂交籼稻(132.9cm)和中产品系(144.1cm);上部第1、2、3节间长度以中产品系最高、常规粳稻最低;穗长与穗下节间长占株高比例、穗下节间占秆长比例均以高产品系最低。单茎干质量、单茎鞘干质量、茎秆单位节间干质量以高产品系最高。提出了甬优籼粳交中熟高产品系的株型选育指标及配套高产栽培措施。     

Relationship between Dry Weight at Heading and the Number ofSpikelets on Individual Rice Tillers

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to identify the growth parameters involved in determining the number of spikelets on an individual tiller (ST) and to elucidate how ST is determined in rice (Oryza sativa L.). We examined the correlation of ST with the dry weight (DWT), leaf area (LAT), and the amount of nitrogen (NT) at heading for individual tillers grown under different conditions that were expected to affect spikelet production. In 1999, the japonica rice cultivars “Mineasahi” (short-duration), “Hinohikari” (intermediate-duration), and “Akebono” (long-duration) were transplanted in a paddy field on two different dates (EARLY and LATE). In 2000, Hinohikari was grown under three different treatments (gibberellic acid application, nitrogen topdressing, and thinning of hills at panicle initiation) and without treatment (control). Covariance and partial correlation analyses indicated that ST was positively and essentially correlated with DWT rather than with LAT and NT. The regression of ST on DWT was stable within each cultivar regardless of the treatment, year, tiller order, and number of differentiated spikelets. The slope of the regression was the steepest in the short-duration cultivar. These results suggest that the steep slope is desirable for high-yielding cultivars with large panicles. We conclude that ST is mostly determined by dry matter production of an individual tiller regardless of the number of differentiated spikelets. We present a diagram showing the relationship between dry matter production and the number of differentiated, surviving, and degenerated spikelets on an individual tiller.     

Effects of Flag Leaves and Panicles on Light Interception and Canopy Photosynthesis in High-Yielding Rice Cultivars

Abstract

The effects of flag leaves and panicles on canopy photosynthesis in a leading cultivar (Nipponbare) and two high-yielding rice cultivars (Takanari and Ghugoku 117) bred in Japan were compared. The total dry matter production was in the order of Takanari > Ghugoku 117 > Nipponbare. Canopy photosynthesis was highest in Takanari throughout the growth season, and was higher in Chugoku 117 than in Nipponbare during the ripening period. The photosynthetic rate in the flag leaf was in the order of Nipponbare > Takanari > Chugoku 117. The light extinction coefficient of canopy was higher in Takanari than in the others. At the middle ripening stage, canopy photosynthesis increased 35 and 17% in Nipponbare and Takanari, respectively, by the removal of panicles and decreased 37 and 48%, respectively, by the removal of flag leaves. In Chugoku 117, canopy photosynthesis was hardly influenced by these treatments. Clearly, the panicles intercept more radiation at the upper layer of the canopy in Nipponbare than in Takanari and flag leaves contribute more to canopy photosynthesis in Takanari than in Nipponbare. However, these effects were small in Chugoku 117. In conclusion, Takanari produces more dry matter than the others due to larger, wider, longer and more erect 1st (flag) and 2nd leaves above the panicles, which intercept more radiation. Chugoku 117 had erect panicles which allowed more radiation to penetrate into the deeper layer of the canopy, resulting in a high dry matter production. The lower panicle height relative to leaf layer and erect panicles are important characteristics for higher yield in rice.     

Contribution of Nitrogen Absorbed during Ripening Period to Grain Filling in a High-Yielding Rice Variety,Takanari

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High-yielding rice varieties require a large accumulation of N in panicles. The objectives of this study were to clarify the change in N allocation during the ripening period (Exp. 1) and to quantify the contribution of N absorbed during the ripening period to panicle N at maturity (Exp. 2) in the high-yielding variety Takanari in comparison with that in Nipponbare as a control. In Exp. 1, ¹⁵N-labeled N (¹⁵N) was applied at heading to investigate the distribution of newly absorbed N as well as the allocation of plant N. In Exp. 2, split ¹⁵N application was performed during the filling period to estimate the above contribution. In Exp. 1, the allocation of plant N and absorbed ¹⁵N to the panicles was larger and that to the leaves was smaller in Takanari than in Nipponbare during the ripening period, although Takanari accumulated more N at maturity. The difference in N allocation suggested that the difference in N demand in panicles would be larger than that in N uptake. In Exp. 2, the varietal difference in the grain filling duration was observed: Nipponbare accumulated little N in the panicles after 28 d after heading (DAH), while Takanari accumulated about a quarter of its panicle N during that time. An estimate showed that in Takanari, 13.5% of the panicle N was derived from N absorbed after 28 DAH. These results suggest that the utilization of newly absorbed N until a later period after heading is important for the achievement of high yields.     

Convenient Estimation of Unfertilized Grains in Rice

Abstract

Failure of fertilization in rice is a critical yield-determining factor in plants subjected to temperature or water stress at the early-reproductive stage and in high-yield cultivars bearing heavy spikelets. Although it is important to identify quickly the unfertilized spikelets for research and selection of stress-resistant or high-ripening cultivars from bulksamples, the identification takes time because unfertilized spikelets are usually determined by visual and manual procedures. Our objective was to develop a convenient method to identify unfertilized spikelets in rice. Takanari spikelets at maturity grown in the paddy field were separated into floating and sinking spikelets by different specific gravity solutions of ethanol/water mixture. The unfertilized spikelets were identified by checking the grains inside the spikelets by light penetration and examining the spikelets manually. The percentage of floating spikelets decreased with the increase in ethanol concentration, and that of floating spikelets approximately coincided with the percentage of unfertilized spikelets when the specific gravity was below 0.90×10>³ kg m-³, corresponding to over 70% -ethanol. In a practical range of temperature the specific gravity scarcely changed. In an 80%-ethanol solution, the percentages of floating spikelets in Takanari grown under different nitrogen applications and in rice cultivars having different spikelet size approximately coincided with percentages of unfertilized spikelets, though the percentages of floating spikelets was 5 to 7% higher than the unfertilized spikelets. The use of 70%-ethanol solution increased the difference in some rice cultivars. We concluded that the gravitation method would be convenient for identification of unfertilized spikelets in bulk samples of rice.     

Effects of genes increasing the number of spikelets per panicle,TAW1 and APO1, on yield and yield-related traits in rice

The genes TAWAWA1 (TAW1) and ABERRANT PANICLE ORGANIZATION1 (APO1) increase the number of spikelets per panicle (SN). In the present study, we examined the effects of these genes on morphological traits, yield, and yield-related traits including yield components using the near-isogenic lines (NILs) in the genetic background of a japonica rice variety, Koshihikari – NIL-taw1, NIL-apo1-D3, and NIL-apo1-D4 – in a field experiment. The SN and total number of spikelets per area of the three NILs were larger than those of Koshihikari. However, the yield of the three NILs did not exceed that of Koshihikari due to their low filling ability. Interestingly, our field experiments indicated that TAW1 did not affect the diameter of internodes and the PN, whereas APO1 decreased the PN and increased the diameter of internodes. These results suggest that TAW1 and APO1 differently affect yield-related traits.     

超级杂交稻协优9308重组自交系群体的穗部性状QTL分析

 将281个株系组成的超级杂交稻协优9308重组自交系群体种植在海南陵水（2006年和2007年）和浙江富阳（2006年）,采用Windows QTL Cartographer 2.5的复合区间作图法进行QTL检测。共检测到控制7个穗部性状的52个QTL,其中包括7个控制穗长的QTL,8个控制一次枝梗数的QTL,9个控制二次枝梗数的QTL,6个控制着粒密度的QTL, 7个控制每穗总粒数的QTL,11个控制每穗实粒数的QTL,4个控制结实率的QTL。单个QTL对群体性状表型变异的贡献率为23%~312%。控制穗部性状的QTL基本上以加性效应为主,上位性效应和环境互作效应不大。在3组试验中都检测到控制3个穗部性状的8个QTL：qPL-1,qPL-6-1;qTNSP-1,qTNSP-2,qTNSP-3;qNFGP-1,qNFGP-3-2,qNFGP-6-2。这些QTL,尤其是第3染色体RM168-RM143区间控制每穗总粒数的qTNSP-3和控制每穗实粒数的qNFGP-3-2,其加性效应值和贡献率均较大,可以考虑下一步进行QTL精细定位和克隆。研究发现多个重要QTL聚集区间,在同一QTL聚集区间,控制相关性状的QTL效应方向基本上相同,利用这些QTL紧密连锁的分子标记进行辅助选择,可望同时针对多个性状进行遗传改良。     

辽宁省主栽水稻品种高产群体形成规律研究

为构建东北平原南部水稻高产群体,揭示其产量形成规律,以辽宁省主栽高产水稻品种辽粳401和辽粳212为试材,进行了不同栽培密度试验。结果表明,高密度处理（行株距20.0 cm×13.3 cm）单位面积有效穗数显著增加,从而获得较高的产量水平,但与低密度处理（行株距30.0 cm×20.0 cm）的产量差异不显著。在低密度处理下,虽然有效穗数少,但每穗粒数增加,因此也具有相对较高的产量水平。高密度行株距配置可构建依靠增加群体分蘖数量和较多物质积累而获得高产的多穗型群体,低密度行株距配置可构建促进物质转移转化、提高收获指数形成大穗大粒而获得高产的大粒型群体。可见,通过平衡有效穗数和穗粒数二者之间的关系,保证群体颖花量,同时确保较高的结实率和千粒重,可获得稳定高产群体。     

外源油菜素内酯缓解水稻穗分化期高温伤害的机理研究

【目的】明确水稻穗分化期高温下喷施2,4-表油菜素内酯(2,4-epibrassinolide, EBR)对穗生长及颖花形成的影响,并探究其生理机制。【方法】以热敏感型水稻IR36为材料,在幼穗分化期设置40℃高温和32℃适温两个处理,并喷施EBR,研究幼穗碳水化合物供应、蔗糖代谢、细胞分裂素代谢及抗氧化能力的变化。【结果】1)高温和适温喷施EBR,水稻每穗粒数分别比不喷施的对照增加13.7%和45.7%,其中以喷施0.15 mg/L效果最好,缓解了高温对水稻幼穗生长的抑制,增加颖花分化数和降低颖花退化率。2)喷施EBR对叶片净光合速率无显著影响,但促进幼穗中干物质和非结构性碳水化合物积累。EBR喷施增加高温下幼穗中蔗糖转运基因OsSUT1、OsSUT2和OsSUT4的表达,并显著提高蔗糖代谢相关酶活性,EBR对高温下碳水化合物利用的促进作用大于适温处理。3)喷施EBR降低高温下细胞分裂素氧化酶基因OsCKX5和OsCKX9的表达量,同时促进细胞分裂素合成和信号调节相关基因的表达,并在适温下也表现出类似的效应。4)喷施EBR降低高温下超氧阴离子含量,增强了超氧化物歧化酶、过氧化氢酶和过氧化物酶活性。【结论】高温下,喷施适宜浓度的EBR促进碳水化合物向幼穗的转运,抑制细胞分裂素分解,同时降低高温引起的过氧化伤害,进而缓解了高温对颖花形成的伤害。适温条件喷施EBR也对颖花形成具有一定的促进作用。     

水杨酸减轻高温抑制水稻颖花分化的作用机理研究

水稻颖花原基分化期高温可抑制颖花分化,导致每穗粒数下降,最终会影响水稻产量的形成。以杂交稻甬优12为材料,探讨高温下不同浓度水杨酸(salicylic acid, SA)对水稻颖花分化的影响,并揭示其作用机制。研究表明,常温下适量SA促进水稻颖花分化,但高浓度SA严重降低每穗粒数。然而高温下,10~50000 μmol/L SA处理每穗粒数均高于对照。无论常温或高温,100 μmol/L水杨酸处理效果最好,其每穗粒数及产量均显著高于对照。SA增强水稻耐热性表现在三个方面:1)高温下SA处理的叶片实际荧光量子效率及净光合速率均高于对照;2)高温下SA处理的颖花SOD、POD及CAT活性显著高于对照,而MDA含量则显著低于对照;3)无论高温或常温,SA处理的颖花ZR及IAA含量均高于对照,尤其在高温下,差异达显著水平。